Ontario Dad's Reaction To New Puppy After Losing 2 Dogs Will Ruin You

You might want to share this with your favourite animal lover.

Jaleen Xuereb wanted to cheer up her father who was still reeling over the loss of his two beloved dogs, Nemo and Lucy.

James was "completely broken" after the two pets died of congestive heart failure within weeks of each other, Xuereb told HuffPost Canada in email.

"My dad lost his best friends," the 20-year-old said. Her father could not talk about the dogs or even look at pictures of them, she added.

So in September, the Guelph, Ont. family decided to get him a new dog as an early birthday gift. They kept it a secret until earlier this month, when they unveiled James' surprise and filmed his reaction.

'Full of joy'

We won't spoil anything, but we will say you should probably have a giant box of tissues nearby for this.